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Access token expiry, Folder or file parentId,
Hello,
I have multiple questions:
1.How to check if access token has expired? For the moment I created a new DropboxClient and if it is null I make a new request for another access token.
2.Is it possible to get the parent id of a folder or file? I've seen that every metadata of a file or a folder has an id , but they don't have a parentId.
3.Why can't I make a request for a token without redirect_uri? In documentation it apears to be optional , but when I pass it as null to GetAuthorizeUri() method it crashes because redirect_uri is null in a token request (https://api.dropboxapi.com/1/oauth2/token).
Thanks
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Steve M.Dropbox Staff
- Access tokens don't expire, but they can be invalidated by a user who revokes your app's access. To test an access token, just make an API call and handle the exception for a 401 response. I'm not sure what null value you're checking for, but nothing client-side will tell you if the access token is valid; you need to test it by calling a server-side endpoint.
- I assume you're asking about the file IDs in API v2, right? I think you'll need to use the path to determine the parent and call get_metadata on the parent to get its ID. (E.g. if the path is /foo/bar/baz, call get_metadata on /foo/bar.)
- Per the OAuth 2 spec, the redirect_uri passed to /token has to match the one used with /authorize, so if you used one there, then you need to use one when you call /token. I believe this requirement is for security purposes, though I'm not 100% sure what security threat it mitigates.
I also want to ask about id.
What is the root folder id?
I use the explorer and even I type / or let it empty, I could not get the metadata of the root folder?
Is anything I type wrong?
- Steve M.
"m. chiuq", your post seems unrelated to this thread. Please start your own thread to ask a new question.
OK, I create a new thread:
https://www.dropboxforum.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/203922673-What-is-root-folder-id
thanks!
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